From 7f527989b6898bbd0c85cc7ec71b49ff3b5e9310 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: martbost <martybostick@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:46:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Translate endpoint: numbered-marker protocol instead of JSON
 arrays - multi-line swipe strings with embedded quotes broke JSON.parse and
 poisoned whole batches

---
 server.js | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index c2bc995..a5c9210 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -391,17 +391,22 @@ async function handleTranslate(req,res){
           method:'POST',signal:ctrl.signal,
           headers:{'Authorization':`Bearer ${apiKey}`,'Content-Type':'application/json','HTTP-Referer':'https://rmcircle.team','X-Title':'RM Circle Translate'},
           body:JSON.stringify({model:OPENROUTER_MODEL,max_tokens:6000,temperature:0,messages:[
-            {role:'system',content:`You translate website UI strings from English to ${TR_LANG_NAMES[tl]}. Reply with ONLY a JSON array of the translated strings, same order and length as the input array. Keep these words untranslated wherever they appear: Scintilla, Ascensus, Fabrica, Culmen, Apex, Fastigium, Vertex, Corona, POL, Polygon, RM Circle, MoonPay, MetaMask, Trust Wallet. Keep numbers, #ids, emoji and punctuation intact. Natural, friendly tone.`},
-            {role:'user',content:JSON.stringify(miss.map(i=>texts[i]))}
+            {role:'system',content:`You translate website UI strings from English to ${TR_LANG_NAMES[tl]}. The input is numbered items, each preceded by a line @@N@@. Reply with the SAME @@N@@ marker lines, each followed by that item's translation (multi-line items keep their line breaks). Output nothing except markers and translations — no preamble, no code fences. Keep these words untranslated wherever they appear: Scintilla, Ascensus, Fabrica, Culmen, Apex, Fastigium, Vertex, Corona, POL, Polygon, RM Circle, MoonPay, MetaMask, Trust Wallet. Keep numbers, #ids, emoji and punctuation intact. Natural, friendly tone.`},
+            {role:'user',content:miss.map((i,j)=>`@@${j+1}@@
+${texts[i]}`).join('
+')}
           ]})
         });
         clearTimeout(timer);
         if(r.ok){
           const d=await r.json();
           let reply=d&&d.choices&&d.choices[0]&&d.choices[0].message&&d.choices[0].message.content||'';
-          reply=reply.replace(/^```(?:json)?\s*/,'').replace(/```\s*$/,'').trim();
-          const arr=JSON.parse(reply);
-          if(Array.isArray(arr)&&arr.length===miss.length){
+          reply=reply.replace(/^```[a-z]*\s*/,'').replace(/```\s*$/,'').trim();
+          const parts=reply.split(/^@@(\d+)@@\s*$/m);
+          // parts: [lead, "1", text1, "2", text2, ...]
+          const arr=[];
+          for(let k=1;k+1<parts.length;k+=2){ arr[Number(parts[k])-1]=String(parts[k+1]).trim(); }
+          if(arr.length===miss.length&&arr.every(x=>typeof x==='string'&&x.length)){
             miss.forEach((idx,j)=>{ const tr=String(arr[j]).slice(0,600); out[idx]=tr; cache[keyOf(texts[idx])]=tr; });
             trDirty=true; done=true;
           }